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BitTorrent and End to End Encryption

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the end-runs-and-other-oddities dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As ISPs like Shaw and Rogers throttle their bandwidth to counter the growth of BitTorrent, BitTorrent developers are fighting back with end to end encryption. Oddly enough, Bram Cohen, the original brains behind BitTorrent, doesn't support this direction. Is there really anything he can do about it?"

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  1. North Continent by turbofisk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hmm... I'm seeing more and more of stupid crap coming from North America, especially ISPs. Buying a connection and getting a limit? Bull. Buying a connection and getting throttled? Bull. Taking payment for mail? Bull. Breaking DNS? Bull. Subscumbing to crazy-people - no .xxx. Bull. Making content-providers pay for getting good thru-put? Bull.

    This shit has to stop NOW.

  2. Re:Encryption isn't the solution we need, or want. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let's imagine a water company which has two types of customers: some who use water when they need it and some who leave the water running all day, the sprinklers on the lawn all night, etc.

    If you were the first type of customer, wouldn't you be annoyed if you found out you were paying the same as the second type? Wouldn't you expect them to pay more, or perhpas face some restrictions?